Shipping-case



R. l. BOYD.

SHIPPING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-22.1917.

Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

2 SHEE] S-SHEET 2.

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citizen of the United. fStates,' residin TBS RQGER J'QBOYD, 0 oHIcA of ILLINoIs; AssIGnoR,"- BY@MEsNE essiennniirs, "r0

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Be a known that I, R-QGE'R 130a; at Chicago, in the county of'Cook and tate of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping-Cases, of V which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in packing boxes;

The primary provide a packing box in which goblets or stem glasses may be safely packed for shipment, or delivery, in which such construction is embodied as will seourelyretain the glasses in position in the box or case, maintaining them, in definite, separated pos1- tions, and preventing contact between the iglasses and the sides, ends and top of the Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent in the course of the following description,

I prefer to make the boxes or cases of heavy paper, strawboard, or the like,since this material has, for these purposes, come into very general use, and is found to meet satisfactorily, the exigencies and conditions of packing and shipping.

In the drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of the box, with the top flaps thrown back, to show the formation of the top tray, there being shown in position therein, two goblets;

Fig. 2is a perspective view of the bottom tray removed from the case, and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the case, with several glasses or goblets in place, showing the manner of supporting them.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the top tray, inverted.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the box or outer part of the case. This is of usual construction and comprises ends 2, sides 3, and bottom 4, and end flaps cover or top of the box, the side flaps being designed to be folded beneath the end flaps,

V and the whole secured in .closedposition by adhesive strips, as is usuaL- The numeral 7 designates the bottom box and is adapted to fit snugly therein, with the end pieces 8 and side pieces 9, restobject of the invention-is 5, and side flaps 6, which flaps form the.

son PIR E scorn & COMZEANY, or oHrc eq LLINoIs, noonronarron or SHIPPING-CASE,

Applieation' filed rlu gust a2, 1917;. seria in 1 127,641. I d d ingupoii-the bottomf't of the box .5 The at lOof thistray iscut awayto provide six main openings 11, andja-crres on1ing i J Specification of Letters Patent].

numbe'r offtongues -12, integral "with 1 the .top. Theseopenings 11 'embraceth'e bodies of the goblets, the tongues 12 extending into the goblets, for the purposeof supporting" 1 them, and preventing them from-moving vertically when in position inthe case,

The numeral 13' designates a series of slots corresponding in number to the cut away P r iOII' 11 These slots have straight i edges a jacent to the ends' of the tray, and

oval or circular'co'ntou'rs facing th Open I stem," and consequently fit snugly in the slots13. The numeral 14L designates what I will term the retaining tray. This is V formed :with upwardly extending sides 15 and ends 16, and the bottom being provided with'a series of openings18, corresponding.

in shape to the openings 11 in the bottomtray, the main difference being that the tongues 12 are omitted. Like the tray 8,-

the tray 14, is provided witha series of slots 18' near the'ends of the tray, which correspond in shape" and number to the slots 13, and theseslots receive the upper I portions of the bases of the goblets, when the parts are assembled.

Inpacking the glassesf the tray 7 is' placed in the box, with the ends and sides resting on the bottom of thebox. The gobj lets are then put in place, withithe tongues 12 extending into them, and the bases are I then pressed into the slots 13. Then the upper tray is put in place, which will bring the upper 'sidesof the bases of-the goblets into the slots .18, and the body por-v V I tion of thegoblets will extend through the openings 18, in the retaining tray. The box may then be closed by folding the side and end flaps and it will be seen thattheglasses will be supported absolutely out of any contactwiththe interior of the' box, i

that would be likely to cause breakage.

Indeed they may be packed and safely shipped, without being wrapped, since the formation of, the retaining tray issuch that any movement whatever of'the goblets s 1 prevented, alid they ere su f- *ficiently feffrom the, top, bottom encLsidee offthe box, as pebto partake fany shock or i er which the bok' maygetfin ehipment} Q zWihg v thus' desc' ribed" my' inventfii'ofi, What I claim is:

V 7 1. ,A packing case fer goblets' andetheif stem glasses, compri i a (box, a tray p perted therein, endhaving openings ther i toreceivethe' body Of the; stem; glasses and we also separate openingsit e receive the base of the glgxsisesQand a second tray ha ving porresponding openings plecei abeveithe' first .trey in an inverted" position.

2; The combination 1 with" e a ire j sil fsperted thereih and hefing Openings thelfein to receive the body of the goblet, tongues carried by the tray and eXten inwardly iv-i t'hin fheepeniifw d, said tray" hzwing'fipnings {Q meelve the b aseef the goblet-adj acent th 'oppsi fe end Of the'openings, and a" second tray havingv 'ctirrespending openings and placed ebqve in preeenee oftwo fi if nesses. 

